-A week off work due to burnout.-Four days in Las Vegas doing manual labor and chauffeuring (don't ask).-General decline in interest in Naruto.-Copious amounts of Prince of Tennis, Tsubasa, xxxHolic, etc reading.-Muse decides she is now supplying nothing but ideas for original fics/books.-Beginning the writing of said book(s).-Too much batting cage swinging resulting in jacked-up left (writing) shoulder.-Attempt to continue Naruto fics progressing - slowly.

So no, I'm not dead. I'm just working on things that I'm not entirely sure people here would be interested in and that I need to think about copyrighting before I post.

Fair 'nuff. When someone suddenly disappears, one tends to assume the worst ^^

Incidentally, in regards to copyright... basic copyright is automatic. You write it, it's copyrighted. The active form is a "registered" copyright. The difference is that if someone violates a basic copyright, you can hit them for damage done. For a registered, you can add in court costs and punitive damages.